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need help with girl name please

motherboymotherboy member
edited August 2014 in Baby Names
We're team green. We have ds, Charles Gregory, called Charlie. If it's a boy, the name will be Edward James, called Teddy. We've been having a really hard time with girls names. I like nicknames for when kids are young and then full names for them to grow into if they want. Forgot: middle name will be Marie after my mil.

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need help with girl name please 245 votes

Eleanor (Nellie, not a huge fan of this nn and my niece is Nora, fyi)
7% 18 votes
Edith (Edie)
22% 55 votes
Gwendolen (Winnie)
21% 52 votes
Lilliana (Lily)
19% 47 votes
Josephine (Josie, or is Effie too much of a stretch?)
26% 66 votes
None of these. how about...
2% 7 votes
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  • motherboymotherboy member
    Yeah that is my concern with Nellie. I don't love the nickname and don't want to force it. I feel like calling her Eleanor is too close to her cousin Nora.

    I thought about the hunger games connection to Effie, and it's definitely not out of any love for the books or the character. I like the sound of it a little more than Josie.

    The rest of them I love, I just can't decide.

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  • ashiscuteashiscute member
    Josephine NN Josie.  Love it!
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  • DaisyZHDaisyZH member
    I really like Edith.


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  • CoconutheadCoconuthead member
    I voted for Gwendolen, Edith was my runner up. Good luck!
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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member
    Well, I have a Josephine NN Josie, so that was my (biased) pick, but I also adore Edith.

     

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  • TREDgirlTREDgirl member
    How about Ellie for an Eleanor nickname? 
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  • CMSAVCMSAV member
    edited August 2014
    I prefer the nn Gwen for Gwendolyn so I voted Edith
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  • motherboymotherboy member
    TREDgirl said:

    How about Ellie for an Eleanor nickname? 

    I've thought about it but I think Ellie is too popular.

    Thanks for the opinions and ideas. I think I've finally narrowed the field down to two (or three)!

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  • neverblushedneverblushed member
    I would recommend not being SO determined about a nn.  Some of your choices are great names, but the nns are simply awful.

    For example, I love Gwendolyn and would possibly have voted for it, but I strongly dislike Winnie.

    I voted for Josephine, because I actually like the nn Josie.  A second choice would be Lilliana/Lily.
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  • Jags8Jags8 member
    Love Gwendolyn and Josephine!
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  • Alid86Alid86 member
    Lilliana or Josephine :)
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  • danascullyxdanascullyx member
    Gwendolyn is awesome!
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    tunnel said:

    I don't get where Teddy comes from in Edward James if it's a boy?

    Teddy and Ted is a nn for Edward. Ted Kennedy was an Edward.

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  • koalaberrykoalaberry member
    "Winnie" is the worst. I think you should strike it from the list. The rest are equal to me.
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  • Cat&SCat&S member
    I love Eleanor, with the nn Nell. Nellie is too cutsey, but I think Nell is gorgeous, even on its own.


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  • 4N6s4N6s member
    Josie!
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  • brookey79brookey79 member
    My friend just named her daughter Edith and calls her Edie.  It is absolutely adorable!
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  • pearl198704pearl198704 member
    I voted Lilliana but do really love elenore
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  • Ballerina0917Ballerina0917 member
    Edith/Edie is so cute!!! I love Winnie as a nn but not sure about full name Gwendolen. Josephine/Josie is my second fave. 
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  • zebrapanther1311zebrapanther1311 member
    Well I love Eleanor because it's my dd's name lol

    But Edith is just as nice and i like the nick name more than Nellie. I love the nick name Winnie but I think Winfred is much better.
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